Gannibal Vol. 05

Gannibal Vol. 05

Gannibal, the thrilling and terrifying manga horror series by Masaaki Ninomiya, on which the Hulu TV show is based, is published in English for the first time!

Daigo’s gathered allies within and outside of the police force, and the authorities are now leading the investigation. While Daigo is ordered to evacuate the premises, yet again facing the decision to stay or go, he cannot hold back the burning anger within him. Will the official arm of justice finally intercede in Kuge Village, or will it become a matter or vigilantism?

Series Overview: After the mysterious disappearance of a countryside cop, the role is reassigned to Officer Daigo Agawa. He finds the remote village quaint, and he looks forward to an easygoing post among the warm and welcoming citizenry. Then he gets a call. The body of a local grandmother has been found. The scene immediately sows doubt for the young policeman.

A human bite mark has been left on the corpse, and any voiced suspicion of Agawa’s is met with a strange, sudden, and intense hostility. Something dark is lurking under the idyllic facade of the charming mountain village. But can Office…

Biographical Notes: 

Masaaki Ninomiya is a Japanese author / artist who wrote and illustrated Gannibal. It was serialized in Nihon Bungeisha’s Weekly Manga Goraku magazine from October 2018 to November 2021, and published in thirteen volumes. A television drama adaptation premiered in December 2022.

Title Notes:

Gannibal is 14-volume critically acclaimed horror manga by originally released in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha, which has been published in the following countries: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, Czech, Turkey, Brazil, Korea, and Thailand… now comes to the USA for the first time from ABLAZE!

Set in a fictional village in the mountains of Japan. Daigo Agawa, a resident police officer who has been recently assigned, is warmly welcomed by the villagers at first, but he gradually becomes aware of an anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that’The people in this village are eating people’.”

A terrifying and thrilling title, for fans of Junji Ito and manga horror fans!

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